Best History Podcasts 2026

Everything Everywhere Daily

Daily

Gary Clark delivers a fascinating 10-minute history or science lesson every single day. Over 1,500 episodes and counting — the most consistent education podcast on the planet.

→ WHAT IT COVERS Three historically documented riots — the 1855 Toronto Circus Riot, the 1922 New York Straw Hat Riot, and the 1864 Leicester Balloon

Stuff You Should Know

3x/week

Josh and Chuck have been making curiosity fun since 2008. From black holes to bizarre laws — endlessly entertaining and surprisingly educational.

→ WHAT IT COVERS Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant explore the science behind fever dreams in this 2017 episode, breaking down how pyrogens trigger fevers,

The Rest is History

3x/week

Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook make history irresistible. Witty, well-researched, and one of the UK's most popular podcasts.

→ WHAT IT COVERS Part 4 of The Rest is History's London Golden Age series examines Samuel Johnson's 15-year relationship with Hester Thrale, the Welsh

Throughline

2x/week

NPR's Throughline connects history to the present with immersive storytelling. Every major issue has a backstory — they find it.

→ WHAT IT COVERS After the Civil War, up to 10,000 Confederate Americans relocated to Brazil between 1865 and the 1880s, seeking to preserve slavery a

The Founders Podcast

Biweekly

Deep dives into the lives of history's most successful entrepreneurs. Similar to Founders but with a different lens on business strategy and legacy.

→ WHAT IT COVERS David Senra analyzes Arnold Schwarzenegger's 1977 autobiography, written at age 30, tracing how a teenager from rural Austria used bo

Ologies

Weekly

Alie Ward interviews experts from every scientific field — volcanology, mycology, lepidopterology. Curiosity-driven, hilarious, and genuinely educational.

→ WHAT IT COVERS Double board-certified allergist and immunologist Dr. Zachary Rubin, author of the New York Times bestselling book All About Allergi

In Our Time

Weekly

Melvyn Bragg and guests explore 3,000 years of ideas in 45 minutes. BBC Radio 4's crown jewel — history, philosophy, and science at the highest level.

→ WHAT IT COVERS Three Assyriology scholars examine the Code of Hammurabi — a nearly 300-law basalt stele carved around 1750 BC by Babylonian king Ham

Revisionist History

Weekly

Malcolm Gladwell re-examines the past to challenge what we think we know. History as a tool for rethinking the present.

→ WHAT IT COVERS Malcolm Gladwell and colleagues conduct a forensic analysis of Disney's Zootopia 2, arguing the film contains deliberate visual and n

Philosophize This!

Monthly

Stephen West makes philosophy accessible without dumbing it down. From Socrates to Žižek — the best free philosophy education on the internet.

→ WHAT IT COVERS Philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre argues modern moral conversations feel unsatisfying because Enlightenment thinkers removed teleologica

How to Take Over the World

Monthly

Ben Wilson studies the playbooks of history's most ambitious leaders — from Rockefeller to Genghis Khan. Business strategy through the lens of history.

→ WHAT IT COVERS Ben Wilson's How to Take Over the World podcast introduces a premium episode examining Adolf Hitler's philosophy through a review of

Drug Story

Weekly

Deep dives into the stories behind breakthrough drugs — how they were discovered, developed, and brought to patients. Narrative-driven and accessible to non-specialists.

→ WHAT IT COVERS Tim Harford traces the rise of Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, a 20% alcohol herbal tonic marketed to women in the 1870s-1900s, e

Hardcore History

Dan Carlin tells history like a thriller. Multi-hour epic narratives that make you feel the weight of civilization's turning points.

→ WHAT IT COVERS Alexander the Great at age 21 prepares to invade the Persian Empire with inherited debt, a professional Macedonian army, and divine a